Healthy life style during visiting relatives/friends

TheBoldCat

Very curious: How do you keep up with exercises and healthy when are you visiting somebody for a longer time?

I am at my aunts for 10 days n feel bad to be picky according to food, trying to walk and will try to do some exercises indoor but more am worried about food...

1longroad

If you feel uncomfortable turning down food, you can tell your Aunt that you are not used to eating large meals any longer and that you would love to have some meat and vegetables and take a taste of what else she has prepared. Staying active will help also!! Have a wonderful time!

Mokey41

Portion control. Take what you feel is appropriate and eat slowly. This isn't how you have to live for your visit but how you're making a lifestyle change. Just because you reach your goal doesn't mean you won't have to still do this. Exercise can be an issue depending on where you are staying but you can usually get at least 30 minutes of brisk walking it anywhere.

donjessop

When I went to visit my in-laws during the Canadian Thanksgiving I actually took a bunch of my own food with me. I supplied all of my snacks (protein bars, beef jerkey, etc.) and relied upon portion control to handle the rest. They understood what I was trying to do and tried to make it as easy as possible for me to be successful. Supportive people will help you out a lot.

endoftheside

Whenever I visit anyone overnight, I bring food and/or hit the grocery store when I get into town (for perishables like fruits/veggies/cheese platter). I also offer to make meals or to make the "insert side dish of healthy food". One trick is to buy party veggie (or other) platters, that makes it more festive and less picky and it's easy to set it out at meal-time or for snacks.

Jericha1992

Portion control, mostly.

I don't log when I visit my grandma. I have NO way to guess how many calories are in her food.

I just try and make informed decisions... fill my plate with more salad than meatloaf, and stop when I'm full.

Also, I bring my workout gear and go for a run if there's time.

Siansonea

I don't exercise to begin with, so no change there.

I also eat total junk, so no change there.

I just try to watch the portions. And I resign myself to the fact that I might be a little bit off in my estimates, and realize I might have to play catch-up later. :drinker:

Mr_Knight

Very curious: How do you keep up with exercises and healthy when are you visiting somebody for a longer time?

Running and pushups are completely portable exercises, so no issue at all there.

Food is an exercise in portion control and "Thanks, but I can't eat that, I'm getting ready for a race" - everybody respects that.

TheBoldCat

thanks guys for advices. Much appreciate.

Well, they usually wake up around 8am so I go for a 1hr walk at 7am. I also try to convince them to walk in the afternoon sometimes (but am always rejected). Offered to cook but I was turn down. The trouble is my family does not like vegetables so the only thing left is to control the portion size (if i feel full i transfer the rest to my mom's plate). Fortunately some days I go to doctor or dentist so I use it as an excuse that I can't chew or i can't eat due to blood test. Plus when am back i say that I already ate a lot (saying i ate much more then i did) so they don't push me.

5 days left to go back home, so far so good. They only say i lost some weight (which they see as negative, especially my mom as I was always oversized and they thing if i lost weight it only means am ill). When i try to explain am still over the average the response is: "But you have been fat/chubby all your life, you can't be slim." I don't want to spoil the visit time with my relatives and my mom but I'd like to explain them I want healthy life. . .